Tag: Venezuela
Earthquake is devastating blow to Venezuela at time of uncertainty
With the number of people killed in the powerful twin quakes which struck Venezuela on Wednesday still rising, there is…
US kills leader of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang in airstrike, Trump says
The US military has killed the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in an airstrike, President Donald Trump…
US seizes Russian-flagged tanker tied to Venezuela as Trump widens oil push
The U.S. seized two Venezuela-linked oil tankers in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, one sailing under Russia's flag, as part of…
Spies, drones and blowtorches: How the US captured Maduro
For months, US spies had been monitoring Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's every move. A small team, including one source within…
Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes
The U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, in Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America…
US seizes oil tanker off Venezuela as Caracas condemns ‘act of piracy’
US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said, marking a sharp escalation…